Verse 20

He removeth the speech of the trusty, And taketh away the understanding of the elders.

Referenced Verses

  • Job 32:9 : 9 It is not the great that are wise, Nor the aged that understand justice.
  • Job 17:4 : 4 For thou hast hid their heart from understanding: Therefore shalt thou not exalt [them] .
  • Job 12:24 : 24 He taketh away understanding from the chiefs of the people of the earth, And causeth them to wander in a wilderness where there is no way.
  • Job 39:17 : 17 Because God hath deprived her of wisdom, Neither hath he imparted to her understanding.
  • Prov 10:21 : 21 The lips of the righteous feed many; But the foolish die for lack of understanding.
  • Prov 12:19 : 19 The lip of truth shall be established for ever; But a lying tongue is but for a moment.
  • Prov 12:22 : 22 Lying lips are an abomination to Jehovah; But they that deal truly are his delight.
  • Isa 3:1-3 : 1 For, behold, the Lord, Jehovah of hosts, doth take away from Jerusalem and from Judah stay and staff, the whole stay of bread, and the whole stay of water; 2 the mighty man, and the man of war; the judge, and the prophet, and the diviner, and the elder; 3 the captain of fifty, and the honorable man, and the counsellor, and the expert artificer, and the skilful enchanter.